There is a style to Guillermo del Toro’s films that is simultaneously recognizable and elusive. Indeed, there are certain design aesthetics he favors, often letting the story dictate the production design rather than adapting the story to conform to a certain look.
George A. Romero’s “Night of the Living Dead” is incomparable. It is the quintessential zombie film that set the standard and most of the rules for every zombie film that followed**. For me, however, George A. Romero’s masterwork was his 1978 film, “Dawn of the Dead.”
“Dies Irae” (That Day of Wrath) is a Gregorian Chant which dates back to the 13th century. It is probably one of the oldest and most recognized pieces of early music, and its use throughout the ages has been predominantly for religious music, starting with Catholic and then other Judeo-Christian masses.
MOTS steps into the ring to tangle with the classic Scorsese flick, Raging Bull. [Aggregate score: 8]
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In the next episode of MOTSterpiece Theater, we review the Christmas classic, It’s a Wonderful Life. I wonder what the world would be like if this movie had never been made. [Aggregate score: 4.66]
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10/31/16
Happy Halloween! It is time for The Lost Signal’s MOTS-o-Ween finale, our annual review of a movie in the Halloween film series. Paging Dr. Myers, Dr. Myers to surgery.
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10/29/15
The final choice in this year’s MOTS-o-Ween celebration is the 80’s horror classic, Poltergeist. This podcast is certainly not clean.
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10/28/16
Is the television screen truly the retina for the mind’s eye? Is the podcast the drum of the mind’s ear? And, do we all–at last–have special names? Listen as we change the channel for our next MOTS-O-Ween offering as we discuss what is real and what is illusion in David Cronenberg’s “Videodrome.”
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10/27/2016
As MOTs-o-Ween 2016 continues, the crew discusses the brilliant and influential, Jacob’s Ladder. Listen in as Steven Ormosi slowly realizes that he has died in a horrible podcasting accident. Who are the angels? Who are the demons? Who is simply a shady Santa Claus? Is Rich Perry the Lost Signals’ Danny Aiello? You decide.
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10/26/16
MOTS-O-Ween 2016 continues as we venture through the Gates of Hell (and back?) in our discussion of Lucio Fulci’s 1981 film “The Beyond.”
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